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Cherry Road
06:20
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I feel so scared, all alone,
I feel so scared, locked away,
In a room I've never seen,
In a room that's never been;
Escape, escape, flee this bind,
Out of sight, out of mind?
Close my eyes, still the same,
Tear them out, thoughts remain.
Prison prison, so much time,
What to do but look behind,
Will I stay & wilt away,
Or fight to live another day?
I veered off the chary road again,
Tempted by the phosphorescent dim,
Lost my way trying to find my home,
Lost my way trying to find a home,
I've been in this place before,
Can see my shame all over the floor,
Hinges strewn around the room,
Bars & bolts all covered the door,
Hidden for so long,
It's now become my broken song,
Spinning around without a clue,
Heart breaking's now my favourite hue,
Spending so much time,
With all the dark colours in my mind,
I fear the walls, I fear the end,
Camouflage's my dirty friend,
I veered off the chary road again,
Tempted by the phosphorescent dim,
Lost my way trying to find my home,
Lost my way trying to find a home,
You took the bait, you took the fall,
You can't say shit cause it's your fault,
Now you're left to pick up,
All the pieces of that wall.
Getting up, falling down,
It's all you do, it's all you can,
To keep from lying on the ground,
Wading through your wreck,
Burn burn, burn away,
You'll be back some other day,
Try & try your same old hoax,
I won't be cracked, I won't be swayed.
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Chasing Sunsets
04:32
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Before the Dance
06:08
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A strong wind is blowing me South again,
I’m a glove to the gusts and their whims,
My car broke down, guess I was going too fast,
I took the handbrake for a walking stick,
It’s slower this way but I make fewer mistakes,
Keeping everyone a cane length away,
On I float, a leaf with no aim,
I’m at the mercy of the great gale rains,
Stay away,
I’m a travelling man,
Stave the fear,
With perpetual motion,
Selfish devotion,
Ever running,
So far,
So long,
Always…
Invite me in, your silent deafening din,
To your four-walled extension of skin,
A quick tactical glance before we start the dance,
I take my hat off, leave my coat where we came in,
The fire, the crackle, from laughter to cackle,
The uncorked bottle of wine,
Waiting for the click, but the waiting gets thick,
I’m out the back with my trusty sidekick,
Stay away,
I’m a travelling man,
Stave the fear,
With perpetual motion,
Starving devotion,
Ever running,
So far,
So long,
Always…
When my times comes,
If I don’t make you run,
I’ll turn my back,
Tuck my tail and flee,
I’m not worth the tears,
That are bound to fall from fear,
Leave me be,
On my quest for the big empty.
Stay away,
I’m a travelling man,
Stave the fear,
With perpetual motion,
Raving devotion,
Ever running,
So far,
So long,
Always…
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The Baker's Lament
03:37
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6. |
When the River Runs Dry
03:10
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I watch the snow
Fall upon the land below
Drape the green with white
And reflect the strongest
Light up my sights
On this dark December night
A sheen of pure delight
To lift my spirits
And give them flight
When the river runs dry
There'll be nowhere left to hide
Just a little while
Before the hives have been wiped out
Come spring I know
There'll be birdsong in the pines
And water at the roots
Of the flower yet to
Bloom and provide
For so many forms of life
Hand in hand they go round
The steady
Wheels of time
When the river runs dry
There'll be no more tears to cry
Just two red and lifeless eyes
To watch the disappearing tides
Lo and behold
The river is dry
The river is dry
In the valley below
Soon it will die
Soon it will die
When the river runs dry
There'll be no more life to spy
Just you, me, and time
And we're both waiting round to die
Next spring I know
That when melts the winter snow
Less water will there flow
O'er seeds that we have
Sown from our deeds
Oh how we've ravaged all we need
We've nothing left to plead
We are nature's
Most vicious weed
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7. |
Under the Oak Trees
06:31
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As you are now,
So once were we,
I found my place,
But lost myself,
I just love it here under the oak trees,
It never really seems to get dark,
Your voice rang with such acclaim,
A far-off familiar Wilhelm scream
I can’t conciliate,
Reality with desires,
A victim of my own ideals,
I’m losing my limits,
Were there but more worlds,
More desert to find a cure,
Forever keep me grounded,
Don’t let my dreams thrive,
P.s. I dreamt of us last night,
I dreamt that we were flying,
Flying high above,
And there we did belong.
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Mr Novembre Manchester, UK
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